[Bilimsel Haber] Beyond the Line: The Situation of Editorial Cartoonists as a Press Freedom Issue Between 1980-2000 in Turkey

[Salvatore Scifo]

*New Book Announcement

/Beyond the Line:/ The Situation of Editorial Cartoonists as a Press 
Freedom Issue Between 1980-2000 in Turkey

By Asli Tunc



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Editorial cartoonists, like many journalists, writers, and 
intellectuals, in Turkey faced various obstacles after the 1980 military 
intervention. Restrictions on their professional lives came in two 
different ways. For the editorial cartoonists who work for a mainstream 
newspaper, the monopolization as a consequence of liberal economy and 
non-existence of anti-trust laws became more threatening than the 
governmental taboos such as the Kurdish dispute in the 1990s. By 
tackling the Kurdish issue, and by often taking sides in favor of 
Kurdish people or sympathizing with their cause, these editorial 
cartoonists easily became the target of government oppression. Their 
sharp criticism of Turkey's human rights violations, the perpetual civil 
war taking place in the southeastern part of Anatolia, or any topic 
other than the official history came with a heavy price. This study 
highlights the situation of the Turkish editorial cartoonists, who have 
been thus far ignored and mostly left in the dark, by emphasizing the 
delicate issues and taboos in the two decades following the 1980 
military coup. It also sheds a light on the rapid transformation of the 
Turkish press.



· *Paperback:* 244 pages

· *Publisher:* LAP Lambert Academic Publishing (February 5, 2010)

· *Language:* English

· *ISBN-10:* 383833695X

· *ISBN-13:* 978-3838336954

· *Price:* $109.00



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